The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-23

four OF five weeks.
PERSONALITIES Victoria Burroughs,
the very accomplished young daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Burroughs, of Dabnev,
has returned home from Richmond Female
Seminary VIII re she has been at school the
past ten months. Besides receiving certif-
Gates for excellence of scholarship in the
school of music and some half dozen other
studies, the young lady was awarded a val
liable prize for heatncss and punctuality-
and no higher tribute perhaps could be
paid young lady in school or out of it
than to say she came fully up to the stand
ard in these two particulars. The high
mark of perfection attained in a school of
such large membership is quite compli-
mentary to Miss Victoria, and must be
very gratifying to her parents and friends.
The ENTERTAINMENT LAST NIGHT
I The Nectie and Apron party at Burwell
/ Hall last evening was a very pleasant and
successful affair in every way. The at
! tendance was very good and the ladies
, never looked sWeeter and more charming
it seemed to us and the GOLD LEAF
believes no town can boast of more clever
and industrious ones when an OCCASION of
this kind presents itself for the display of
their taste and skill and the pride they take
in whatever calls forth their united efforts
for the good of any charitable object. All
denominations were represented and both
TOD To- ri1 xrio until
each other in seeing who could do most for
the success of the affair, and by their kind
and clever attention to the guests make the
evening most pleasant and enjoyable to
them. The very gratifying success of the
Neektie and Apron party last evening
shows the deep interest the ladies of the
town especially feel in the welfare of the
Henderson Musical Association, for whose
benefit the festival was given.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCIsEs.-A cores
pondent writing to the StauntOn, Va, V6n-
dicdt0r, about the closing exercises Of
f1ourishing and successful school in Au-
gusta county, of which Miss NJ. A. Webb,
lady welLknown to many of our readers,
is principal, says:
81 cannot close this imperfect account
without paying a well-deserved, if feeble,
tribute to the qualifications of Miss Webb,
as teacher. The thorough manner in
which the pupils were drilled, not only in
matter, but also in style, the eclat with
which they acquitted themselves, together
with information derived from patrons
of the school, as data upon which to base
an opinion, warrants the assertion that
Miss Webb is most competent and eff
cient instructress, and parents who feel an
interest i'll the correct training of their
children should esteem themselves fOrtu-
nate in securing her services as teacher
| The GOLD LEAF is pleased to see such
complimentary mention of a lady who is
so deserving of praise as Miss Webb. An
intelligent lady, and an experienced and
successful teacher, any community is in
deed fortunate in securing her services as
instructor in the school room. In her the
GOLD LEAF has constant reader and
warm friend, and it is rejoiced always to
learn of her we'll doing. Miss Webb is a
sister of Mrs. II. II. Harper, of Warrenton,
and an aunt of Messrs. Harry and Ernest
! Harper, two of 'our boys
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